Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 52.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
52.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
53.7%
in 2010
All-time low
51.4%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 53.72011: 52.92012: 52.62013: 53.52014: 51.42015: 52.82016: 52.22017: 532018: 52.7

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of stood at 52.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of peaked at 53.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2014.

Palestine, State of ranks 14th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Palestine, State of, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 53.7%
2011 52.9% -1.4%
2012 52.6% -0.6%
2013 53.5% +1.6%
2014 51.4% -3.9%
2015 52.8% +2.8%
2016 52.2% -1.3%
2017 53.0% +1.5%
2018 52.7% -0.6%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 52.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 11 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  2. 12 Egypt 55.4% compare
  3. 13 Dominican Republic 54.8% compare
  4. 15 Peru 52.4% compare
  5. 16 Thailand 50.5% compare
  6. 17 Argentina 47.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of was 52.7% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2014.
How does Palestine, State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Palestine, State of ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.